About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8350
- The type of the plane.
- P-38
- The plane ID.
- 43-28415
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 71st Fighter Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-09-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Harham
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°25'N, 12°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Saalfelden
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das rechte Triebwerk der Maschine fing aufgrund eines technischen Gebrechens Feuer. Der Pilot meldete das über Funk, flog dann ein Tal an und sprang mittels Fallschirm ab. Er überlebte.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindley, Leo M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | MIA |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00517.html)